OMACHI

WHAT IS SAKÉ?

OMACHI

• Late-growing variety (Okute 晚稲）
• Oldest Variety Known
• The Grandfather

HISTORY

• 1859
• Jinzo Kishimoto
• Rice plant, heavy heads
• Nihon-gusha (二本草)

HISTORY

• Table rice till Taisho Period
• 1912-1926
• Village Chief's promotion
• Year 1917: 90,000ha
• 1920s: Competition Grade Rice

HISTORY

• War happened
• 1970s: 3ha only
• Hard to cultivate (height)
• Restoration began
• 2014: 50,000ha in Okayama

TOP SAKE-MAI (2014)

• Yamada-Nishiki (29,812t)
• Gohyaku-mangoku (22,596t)
• Miyama-nishiki (7,786t)
• Omachi (2,312t)
• Dewa-sansan (2,044t)

WHERE TO FIND OMACHI

• Okayama !!
• Hiroshima
• Osaka
• Kagawa
• Oita
• Fukuoka
• Chiba

SAKE TASTING

APPEARANCE

• Transparency
• Clarity/Brillance
• Effervescence
• Colour

NOSE

• Overall impression
• Intensity
• Analysis with reason
• Aroma expressions

PALATE

• First Impression
• Spreading Character
• After Flavour
• Lingering Flavour

CONCLUSION

• Condition of sake
• Suggested temperature
• Suggested vessel
• Suggested food pairing

SAKE TASTING

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